Transnet attack is cyber warfare
Transnet will lift its declaration of Force Majeure for port terminals on Monday August 2, 2021. Photo: Getty Images
BUSINESS
The cyberattack on Transnet’s computer system, which paralysed the country’s ports, was an act of cyber warfare, according to an expert in this field.
Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling, cyber programme lead at the Security Institute for Governance & Leadership in Africa at Stellenbosch University, spoke about the attack in a North West University Business School webinar.
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